Posts by Kim Atwood, MA, LPC, CST
Breast Cancer, Sexuality & Intimacy – Part III Let’s Keep Talking About Sex…
So many people have been socialized that sex is dirty, bad, or at the very least not to be talked about. This becomes a bit of a challenge for couples, especially when there is a cancer diagnosis and treatment, because things change. Sex and intimacy are affected. Bodies changes, desires change, what feels good or…
Read MoreBreast Cancer, Sexuality & Intimacy – Part II Let’s Talk About Sex…
Why is it so difficult to talk about sex? This topic seems to be one of the last taboo subjects left in our culture. Even though we are completely inundated with sexual material in the media all day long, it is still fairly taboo to speak about sex with your partner, friends, and even…
Read MoreBreast Cancer, Sexuality & Intimacy – Part I Overview
Breast cancer is currently the second most common form of cancer in the world, and the most common cancer for women. Treatments for breast cancer have become consistently more successful and survival rates for women with breast cancer are good overall. However there are sexual side effects and quality of life issues that emerge as…
Read MoreAre you ‘Shoulding’ on Yourself?
Many of us spend a lot of time and energy thinking about how we should be feeling, what we should be doing, or what we should have done. Living in the land of shoulds usually makes us feel lost, wrong and/or bad. It is rare that a should thought is positive in nature. Most of…
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